IF the set income bracket for a first class city is not increased from the current P500 million, Dagupan could restore its former first class status in the next reclassification. This does not simply mean prestige for the city but is also good news for local government workers and officials…
OPLAN KALINISAN—The city government of Dagupan, in partnership with the Office of the City Veterinarian and Univet Nutrition and Animal Healthcare Company (UNAHCO), conduct a “Oplan Kalinisan” inside Malimgas Market on December 11 to promote clean environment and food safety using Major D, a 3-in-1 disinfectant, detergent and degreaser. Joining…
IT will take six more years before Dagupan City finally stops paying its amortization on the P282 million loan it secured in 2005 from the Land Bank of the Philippines (LBP) for the construction of the three-storey Malimgas Public Market. The market, built under the administration of former Mayor Benjamin Lim, continues…
DAGUPAN Electric Corporation (Decorp) is the number one business taxpayer in Dagupan for the year 2013. City Treasurer Romelita Alcantara said Decorp paid P9.1 million in business taxes for the year, the deadline for payment of which was Oct. 20.
BRAILLE ALTERNATIVE—Crisanta Marcelino, a visually impaired Information Technology student in Dagupan City, demonstrates the use of a screen reader software called Job Access with Speech (Jaws), which allows the computer to talk so blind persons can surf the internet for research instead of using thick braille books. The software was…
ROSALES—Eighteen-year old Crisanta Marcelino from Barangay Bonuan Gueset, Dagupan City, a visually-impaired person (VIP), has been using a special software that allows a computer to read out content thus allowing the blind to listen to what they could not see. “All that can be done by a sighted person in…
LINGAYEN—Two more job recruitment events have been set by the Provincial Employment Services Office (PESO) on December 18 and 19 as demand for workers in local companies increased with the onset of the Christmas season. PESO Manager Alex Ferrer said Shaso Int’l Manpower Services, Inc. will hold recruitment for skilled…
AGUILAR—Aside from the monthly cash distribution, livelihood and employment initiatives have been strengthened for beneficiaries of the national government’s Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps). The Regional Inter-Agency Committee on Sustainable Livelihood Program (SLP) spearheaded by the Department of Social Welfare and Development-Region 1 (DSWD-1) has so far paid out P26…
EDUCATION SUPPORTER—Mayor Belen T. Fernandez (center) receives from Education Secretary Armin A. Luistro (2nd from right) on December 12 the Plaque of Recognition for “her strong support to the Adopt-a-School Program through the delivery of substantial and meaningful programs of interventions to our public schools”. With them are (from left):…
AFTER recently being awarded as most outstanding mayor for her efforts in fighting illegal drugs, Dagupan Mayor Belen T. Fernandez received another national citation, this time from the Department of Education (DepEd) as the ‘Most Progressive and Dedicated Partner’ in its Adopt-a-School Program. The recognition for Fernandez , which she received…
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